esmwytháu
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From esmwyth (“easy-going, quiet; soft, comfortable”) + -áu.
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɛsmʊɨ̯ˈθaɨ̯/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˌɛsmʊi̯ˈθai̯/
- Rhymes: -aɨ̯
Verb edit
esmwytháu (first-person singular present esmwythâf)
- to ease, to soothe, to alleviate, to make comfortable
Conjugation edit
Conjugation (literary)
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | esmwythâf | esmwythei | esmwythâ | esmwythawn | esmwythewch | esmwythânt | esmwytheir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/conditional | esmwythawn | esmwythait | esmwythâi | esmwythaem | esmwythaech | esmwythaent | esmwytheid | |
| preterite | esmwytheais | esmwytheaist | esmwythaodd | esmwythasom | esmwythasoch | esmwythasant | esmwythawyd | |
| pluperfect | esmwythaswn | esmwythasit | esmwythasai | esmwythasem | esmwythasech | esmwythasent | esmwythasid, esmwythesid | |
| present subjunctive | esmwythawyf | esmwytheych | esmwythao | esmwythaom | esmwythaoch | esmwythaont | esmwythaer | |
| imperative | — | esmwythâ | esmwythaed | esmwythawn | esmwythewch | esmwythaent | esmwythaer | |
| verbal noun | esmwytháu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | esmwythedig esmwythadwy | |||||||
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| esmwytháu | unchanged | unchanged | hesmwytháu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “esmwytháu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies